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A86615 Bella Scot-Anglica. A brief of all the battells, and martiall encounters which have happened 'twixt England and Scotland, from all times to the present. VVherunto is annexed a corollary, declaring the causes whereby the Scot is come of late years to be so heightned in his spirits; with some prophecies which are much cryed up, as reflecting upon the fate of both nations. Howell, James, 1594?-1666. 1648 (1648) Wing H3056; Thomason E435_25; ESTC R15335 15,099 23

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and 60. sayle with furniture to arme 10000. men more King Richard musters up an Army worthy of a King and rusheth into Scotland like a whirle-wind as farre as Dondee and neither Scot or French appeared to make oppos●tion The Scots as the French annales say not symbolizing with the humour of the French grew weary of them and casheered them but they kept Jean de Viene the great Admirall prisoner in a manner untill the French king had payed his ransome which he did otherwise his Admirall might have laine at dead anchor there all his life-time But being returned to France lest he should seem to shew no fruits at all of his voyage he informs the King that hee had pried into the uttermost intrinsique strength both of Scotland and England and found that Scotland was able to put in the field about 30000 men and 5000. horse and England 60000. foot and 8000. horse This relation induced Charles the frantique to attempt the invasion of England the yeare following with a formidable Army and Fleet which was to make sayle from the Sluce and for Land-forces far exceeded the invincible Armada of the yeare 88. But the Admirals account was found false and to have reckoned much without his host for as the French Historians report King Richard had levied neere upon 100000. Foot and 20000. Horse HENRY the fourth IN Hen. the fourth's time the tumultuous Scot stirs againe and pillers about the Marches at last he composeth the body of an Army whom Hen. Hotspurre encountred and kil'd more enemies then he had men in his own Army Sir Robert Umphreyvile being Vice-Admirall takes 14. great ships laden with corn together with the great Galeon of Scotland hard by Lith which so abated the price of corn that hee was commonly called Sir Rob. Mend market A little after the young Prince of Wales hurld himselfe seven daies march into Scotland and did what he would HENRY the fift HEnry the fift that man of men and mirrour of chivalrie and the strangest Convert that ever was being come to the Crown he falls like a Politician to worke in erecting Forts on the frontiers of Scotland which he did without controule After he took the young King James the first prisoner in a very hot incounter and carried him up and down with him in the French warres HENRY the sixt HEnry the sixt for some gallant parts in the aforesaid young King James the first of Scotland married him to the Lady lane Daughter to the Earle of Somerset his Neece But he proved afterwards hatefully ingratefull and perfidious to King Henry banding all his main forces against him but he was shamefully repell'd and beaten by Sir Ralph Gray and the Knights of the North EDVVARD the fourth ANd no lesse ingratefull and treacherous was Iames the third in Edward the fourths time who desiring in mariage Cicilia the Kings daughter it was condescended unto so farre that he had part of her portion advanc'd him yet he fell to acts of hostility and frames an Army which the Duke of Glocester with 15000 men ill favourdly beat though they were twice more in number and got Berwicke againe HENRY the seventh NOw come I to that great Magus of his dayes Henry the seventh who was said to be hanted with walking spirits Simuell Warbecke and Perkins whom hee chased away by sprinkling of bloud The Scots entertained Warbecke though they knew him to be an Impostor and raised an Army for him The Earle of Surry and Bishop Foxe were sent against it who drive the King and Warbecke with the whole Army before them six dayes march into the Country at last the Scots King sent a defiance for a battell which being to be fought the next day the Scot steales away the night before in a silent march Hereupon a Peace was concluded provided that Warbecke should bee banished Scotland whom notwithstonding they furnished with ships to goe to try his fortune with the Cornish Rebels HENRY the eight ANd now come I to the glory of his dayes especially two thirds of them Henry the 8. for never did Prince rise with a greater lustre in Englands hemispheare and set in a darker clowd And being extreamly busied in the warres of France who should disturb him but his own brother-in-brothervin-law Iames the fourth excited by the French who contributed great summes of money towards the support of the warre The King sends presently from France to the Earle of Surry to make head against them At first the Earle sent Sir VVilliam Bullmer with 200. Archers upon the borders to observe their motion The Lord Humes entreth with 8000. men and as he thought to returne with his booty Sir VVilliam Bulmer having reinforced his 200 to 1000. fell upon the 8000. Scots with that fury that he kil'd 500. took so many prisoners and intercepted the whole booty This made the young Kings blood boyle within him for revenge and composing a royall Army of the utmost strength of Scotland went in the head thereof himselfe The Earle of Surry was not idle but raised an Army of 26000 men and his son then Admirall came to him from Newcastle with 1000. old Sea souldiers The two Amies met in Flodden where after many hot incounters victory fluttered a long while with doubtfull wings at last the King himselfe with the Archb. of St. Andrews his brother were slain with 12. Earles and 14. Barrons and 12000 Gentlemen and others and there fell of the English but 1500. only nor could the Scots rescue the body of their King but to mend the matter a little gave out it was not the Kings body but one Elfinston attired like to him to encourage the Army But afterwards though they acknowledged it was his body yet would not Henry the 8 permit him to have the due rites of Princely buriall because he had so perjuriously violated his faith with him Some few years after the Duke of Albany rays'd an Army but he was prevented to do any hurt by the Lord Roos and Dacres who made Bonefires of above 80. Villages without seeing the face of an enemy No sooner were they returned but newes came that the Duke of Albany had by this time in perfect equipage an Army of 30000. men Hereupon the Lord Treasurer and Admirall were sent to finde him out but both Armies being come to sight of each other the Scots not enduring well the countenance of the English Forces ran away and shamefully disbanded so that if the Lord Generall had had then commission ample enough they might have given a fatall blow to Scotland as they themselves confessed but by the intercession of the Queen Dowager Hen. the eights sister they obtained truce After this King Hen. condiscended to meet Iames the fift at York but he fayled sending certain Commissioners and so cunning was the Scot that their Commission and private instructions looked two wayes and as they were treating tydings came that the Scots had rushed into and rifled the Marches most barbarously Hereupon